| God, Time and Causality | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | John Fahey |
| Cover: | God Time and Causality.jpg |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Studio: | Spectrum Sound, Portland, OR |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Length: | 56:45 |
| Label: | Shanachie |
| Producer: | Terry Robb, John Fahey |
| Prev Title: | I Remember Blind Joe Death |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | The John Fahey Christmas Album |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
God, Time and Causality is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1989.
With the exception of one track, the songs on this album were recorded and rejected by Takoma Records in 1977. Fahey sent these tracks to Shanachie Records after receiving an advance on the album.[1]
The original album included a booklet and guitar tablature for "Requiem for Mississippi John Hurt" and "Steamboat 'Gwine Around the Bend".
Allmusic critic Steven McDonald gave the album a 4 of 5 stars review, writing "An excellent John Fahey outing, essentially examining his inspirations and drawing once again from them. It's beautifully recorded and mastered, and performed brilliantly. This one is highly recommended—would-be serious guitarists take note." CMJ New Music wrote that "[Fahey] has continually enriched his style to incorporate a deeper sense of his Delta blues roots, taking his compositions beyond the standard pop framework to create breathtakingly picturesque mood-scapes ranging from somber and dark to finger-pickin' ecstasy."[2]
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